I don't see how kicking the players off the team and pulling their scholarships hurts the China pipeline. The sons and daughters of the Oligarchs and Communist party officials will continue to come to US colleges regardless, especially on the Pacific coast, where there are large Chinese American populations, and thus stores and goods that cater to Asian tastes. Basketball has almost zero impact.

True, shoplifting might not get you expelled, but it could cost you scholarship as a non-athlete. So do the same here.